dlbalr Posted January 16, 2014 Author Posted January 16, 2014 Grassi was sent down yesterday after sitting as a scratch for a whack of games. I'm not sure why they kept him so long, McIver has been healthy for a bit and is a scratch. Akim Aliu, who started the year in Hamilton, was released from his PTO with Hartford a couple of days ago as well. He's having a rough year so far. Quote
DON Posted January 23, 2014 Posted January 23, 2014 Musta hurt giving Mayer a 'B' grade. But good breakdown of dogs d Brian. Quote
dlbalr Posted January 23, 2014 Author Posted January 23, 2014 Musta hurt giving Mayer a 'B' grade. But good breakdown of dogs d Brian. 3 good starts, 2 not so good. That's better than usual for him. Quote
DON Posted January 24, 2014 Posted January 24, 2014 Would like to argue a bit about forwards, but got nothing, seems bang on to me. NHL players with few penalties, Kyle Weldwood, J Jagr, both soft non-checking players and I guess Holland likely will always be more a perimeter player, whom I thought would be a 45+point guy this year in Hamilton. Quote
dlbalr Posted January 24, 2014 Author Posted January 24, 2014 NHL players with few penalties, Kyle Weldwood, J Jagr, both soft non-checking players and I guess Holland likely will always be more a perimeter player, whom I thought would be a 45+point guy this year in Hamilton. The weird thing with Holland is that he wasn't like that in junior. In his last WHL year, he had 48 PIMS which is a far cry from a total of 8 pro PIMS in 1.5 years. Quote
DON Posted January 24, 2014 Posted January 24, 2014 The weird thing with Holland is that he wasn't like that in junior. In his last WHL year, he had 48 PIMS which is a far cry from a total of 8 pro PIMS in 1.5 years. I saw lots of him with Tri-city and he seemed a stand out almost every game; manning point on PP, key on the PK, set-up man, smart with puck and good defensively, but I don't recall him being aggressive nor taking puck hard to the net and likely his PIMs were due to simply playing so much? Hopefully he can turn season around and start chipping in on offense. Quote
dlbalr Posted January 25, 2014 Author Posted January 25, 2014 Nygren speaks. Two things of note, he really, really hates Hamilton and is still calling it the most criminal city in Canada. The other, from what he says towards the end, it sounds like he has no desire of returning and almost seems to be hoping for a contract termination. http://www.habsfuture.com/2014/01/in-hamilton-focus-is-clearly-on-wrong.html Quote
DON Posted January 26, 2014 Posted January 26, 2014 Commandant will not be pleased by his comments. Well, another big shot PP specialist, that pretty much sucks defensively, Habs can easily do without him, but too bad just the same. Quote
dlbalr Posted January 29, 2014 Author Posted January 29, 2014 A couple of Hamilton notes: - Dustin Tokarski is off to the All-Star game. - Copps Coliseum is set to be renamed FirstOntario Centre. The change will occur sometime this year though I'm not sure when exactly. Quote
Machine of Loving Grace Posted January 29, 2014 Posted January 29, 2014 Commandant will not be pleased by his comments. Well, another big shot PP specialist, that pretty much sucks defensively, Habs can easily do without him, but too bad just the same. About his only chance was being a right handed shot. Even then he had Dietz, Ellis and Thrower ahead of him. He can say what he wants about Hamilton. Just proof he has very little personal character. Not sure I like Copps becoming FirstOntario Centre. Why drop the Coliseum part? Quote
dlbalr Posted January 29, 2014 Author Posted January 29, 2014 Apparently the Bulldogs need more defensive depth. Why, I'm not quite sure since they're carrying 7 and have an extra in Wheeling but today they signed Wheeling d-man Myles Harvey to a PTO. Quote
DON Posted January 29, 2014 Posted January 29, 2014 Trade involving Tinordi or Pateryn coming, that's why! Quote
dlbalr Posted January 30, 2014 Author Posted January 30, 2014 Ellis maybe out injured eh? Could be, but they still have Schiestel with the team and Grassi available for recall. Use them instead of Harvey. Quote
dlbalr Posted January 30, 2014 Author Posted January 30, 2014 There seem to be rumblings that the reported Thomas call-up will be announced after 5 PM this afternoon. Also, it sounds like the arena name change is effective immediately. Quote
miklin Posted January 31, 2014 Posted January 31, 2014 I was hearing on CHML yesterday that somehow Victor Copps name will still be enshrined in some part of the arena name. The box office was renamed the First Ontario Credit Union box office early in the fall so we could see the writing on the wall. It gets to the point of overkill-power plays and penalty kills announced as sponsored by Pepsi; the Pizza Pizza press box in the Bill Stirrup gondola. Last year a local plumber had targets in the urinals! Somehow the abbreviation of the sponsor isn't going to work, as in " I'm going to the FOC U arena". Right now, think about how many of us still call the Rogers Centre "the Skydome". 1 Quote
Neech Posted February 5, 2014 Posted February 5, 2014 And the GM cried Cause if there's one thing the Habs don't need It's another little smurf with skills and speed Andrighetto Quote
DON Posted February 7, 2014 Posted February 7, 2014 Will Czarnik suit up for Dogs next game, in Ottawa? Quote
dlbalr Posted February 7, 2014 Author Posted February 7, 2014 Will Czarnik suit up for Dogs next game, in Ottawa? Provided they can get the paperwork in order, I imagine he would. Quote
DON Posted February 7, 2014 Posted February 7, 2014 Provided they can get the paperwork in order, I imagine he would. As a winger I assume, or is a centre hurt? Quote
DON Posted February 9, 2014 Posted February 9, 2014 Beaulieu sent to Hamilton and will play today? Didn't think he could be demoted due to Olympic rules and such? Quote
dlbalr Posted February 9, 2014 Author Posted February 9, 2014 Beaulieu sent to Hamilton and will play today? Didn't think he could be demoted due to Olympic rules and such? The trade freeze was Friday at 3. Teams had until 5 PM following their last game before the break (for most, today at 5) to demote players. Beaulieu, because he hasn't been up for 87 days and had not played 16 of Montreal's last 20 games, was eligible to be demoted and play immediately. Quote
Lovett's Magnatones Posted February 12, 2014 Posted February 12, 2014 Magnus Nygren sets AHL record with 104.6 mph slap shot. Quote
Commandant Posted February 12, 2014 Posted February 12, 2014 The Bullets shot by Hamilton Gangsters are faster. 1 Quote
DON Posted February 12, 2014 Posted February 12, 2014 Magnus Nygren sets AHL record with 104.6 mph slap shot. If only he could defend better than MAB, but I think he shoots and defends about the same and only Pearn would ever give Nygren a regular shift. Quote
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